Galesburg

Population: 2,122
Median household income: $50,481
Median home value: $104,100

Located in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Galesburg is a community with a population of 2,122. The median household income of $50,481 is below the Kalamazoo County median ($70,525).

Between 2019 and 2023, Galesburg's population declined 1.3% from 2,150 to 2,122, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $73,900 to $104,100.

Households average 2.71 people. The median gross rent is $898.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,122
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,481
Median home value: $104,100
Median gross rent: $898
Housing units: 898
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1502,122

Median household income

$36,136$50,481

Median home value

$73,900$104,100

Median gross rent

$640$898

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,150	$36,136	$73,900	$640
2020	2,201	$35,339	$66,000	$648
2021	2,146	$37,675	$76,400	$685
2022	2,069	$45,385	$93,600	$745
2023	2,122	$50,481	$104,100	$898

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	4.3%
5 to 17	434	20.5%
18 to 24	177	8.3%
25 to 34	309	14.6%
35 to 44	339	16.0%
45 to 54	188	8.9%
55 to 64	208	9.8%
65 to 74	212	10.0%
75 and over	163	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,722	81.1%
Black or African American	126	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	185	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	7.4%
High school graduate	710	50.0%
Some college or associate's	483	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	87	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	34	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle4.5%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	727	83.5%
Carpooled	36	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	3.4%
Bicycle	39	4.5%
Worked from home	39	4.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	151	18.1%
15 to 29 min	546	65.6%
30 to 44 min	82	9.9%
45 to 59 min	18	2.2%
60+ min	35	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 22.4% (456 of 2,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	471	63.2%
Nonfamily households	274	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	745	83.0%
Vacant	153	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	455	61.1%
Renter-occupied	290	38.9%

1-unit, detached46.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	420	46.8%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	132	14.7%
5 to 19 units	76	8.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	266	29.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2631260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.2909, -85.4176